The United States may very well have lost Egypt's Port Said to the Russians. It is perfect for Russian warships. Since the beginning of the 19th century, Egypt's Port Said, because of its location near the Suez Canal, has acted as a global city located on the very hub of world commerce. In
The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was recalled from the Persian Gulf on Friday, along with the destroyer USS Graveley from the Mediterranean Sea. The move comes less than a week after Russia sent its most powerful warships to the Mediterranean. Al Jazeera reports the Nimitz moved through the Suez Canal into the Red
Dear Supporters of Voice of the Copts: In late 2010, for the first time in Egypt’s history, Copts rose up into Egypt’s streets ignoring the dictates of tradition to defend their churches, clergy, and families. Now, almost three years later, Copts are at far greater risk -- an increased target of Islamic religious supremacy
Canadian “child soldier” Omar Khadr, who had been a Guantanamo prisoner for a decade, appealed his terror conviction on Friday. Once the U.S. prison camp's youngest inmate, Khadr returned to Canada in 2012 to serve the rest of his term. He filed the appeal with the U.S. Court of Military Commissions Review, his
He tells Congress: No New Sanctions, Unfreeze Iranian Assets He tells Jewish Groups: Don’t Increase Pressure on Iran President Barack Obama has repeatedly stated for more than five years –– since before he was elected President –– that he will “never, never” allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. He has also repeatedly stated that,
Following Israeli frustration over a proposed interim nuclear deal between Iran and international negotiators, the U.S. president on Friday briefed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the talks. Barack Obama called Netanyahu after the White House had signaled frustration with the Israeli premier, who had earlier complained that the proposed deal was “very bad.”
A child and another person died Friday in clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s ousted president in Cairo, state news agency MENA said, as Mohamed Mursi’s backers protested in several cities. The 12-year-old boy and a man died in Cairo’s southern Giza neighborhood, MENA quoted emergency services as saying. Protesters with firearms
The Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood will announce the formation of a political party on Nov. 12 with the party’s deputy leader set to be a Christian, the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Friday. The new party will be named the National Constitution and Freedom Party and will be known by the
Appearing on Erick Stakelbeck's The Watchman show this week, Arutz Sheva strategic analyst Mark Langfan predicted that once Iran achieves nuclear weapons capability, it will first attack the eastern Saudi oil fields. One Iranian EMP nuclear bomb can knock out the Saudi and American defenses in Saudi Arabia, said Langfan. An EMP, or electro-magnetic
The Pakistani Taliban vowed on Friday they would orchestrate a wave of revenge attacks against Islamabad after naming hardline commander Mullah Fazlullah as their new leader, Reuters reported. “We will target security forces, government installations, political leaders and police,” Asmatullah Shaheen, head of the shura, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
